Product Ingredients

Sodium Citrate

Sodium citrate is used in laundry and hard surface cleaners to help remove soap scum and stains, and to help regulate the pH of the product. It is used in some hard-surface cleaning products as a preservative.

Hydroxyethylcellulose

Hydroxyethylcellulose is a plant-derived thickener used in cleaning products such as pre-wash stain removers and toilet bowl cleaners.

Sodium Alkylbenzenesulfonate

Sodium C10-13 alkylbenzenesulfonate is a surfactant often used in cleaning products such as laundry detergents and soaps, and can also be used as a foaming agent in a cleaning products. It is one of the most effective cleaning agents for tough, greasy soils.

Cocamide MEA

Cocamide MEA (also known as coconut fatty acid amide) is a plant-derived surfactant comprising a 1:1 ratio of coconut fatty acid and monoethanolamine. It is used in household cleaning products and detergents to help remove soils, to stabilize foam and to thicken the product.

C.I. Acid Blue 9 (42090)

C.I. Acid Blue 9 is a colorant (dye or pigment) added to cleaning products to improve aesthetic appeal, or to act as a tracer (for example in certain toilet bowl cleaners, blue coloration indicates that the product is working). They can be made from both synthetic and natural materials.

Sodium Carbonate

Sodium carbonate, also known as washing soda and soda ash, is an alkalinity builder, which is added to laundry detergents to improve cleaning efficiency. It also helps remove alcohol and grease stains from clothing. Builders act like water softeners to remove calcium, magnesium and other ions found in tap water that can interfere with the cleaning process.

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Sodium lauryl sulfate, also called SLS, is a surfactant commonly used in household cleaners, detergents and soaps because of its soil-removing and foaming abilities.

Hydrated Silica

Silica, also known as silicon dioxide or silica gel, is made from sand, reacted with compounds to purify it, and dried. Depending on its use, it can be an absorbent or a mild abrasive (for example, as used in cleaning products such as spot and stain removers).

Fragrance

Fragrances and perfumes are mixtures of fragrant essential oils, aroma compounds, fixatives and solvents. They are used in cleaning products to add a particular scent (lavender, lemon, etc.) to clothes and homes, and to mask unpleasant odors. Clorox provides a separate list of all the fragrance ingredients used in our household and professional cleaning, disinfecting and laundry products.

Dipropylene Glycol

Dipropylene glycol is a solvent used in laundry and other cleaning to help disolve oil-based stains.

Dichlorodimethyl Hydantoin

Dichlorodimethyl hydantoins are organic compounds that release halogen bleach upon dissolution in water. They are used as bleaching agents in products such as toilet bowl cleaners.

Dichloroethylmethyl Hydantoin

Dichloroethylmethyl hydantoins are organic compounds that release halogen bleach upon dissolution in water. They are used as bleaching agents in products such as toilet bowl cleaners.

Clorox lists all fragrance components identified as potential allergens by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, an advisory board to the European Union, when they are present at a concentration of more than 0.01 percent or greater in the product and provides a separate list of all the fragrance ingredients used in our household and professional cleaning, disinfecting and laundry products.

Product ingredients are listed based on the most current information available; please check back periodically for formulation updates. If you have questions regarding a product or the ingredient listing for a product, please contact us for additional information.